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Newspaper page containing an illustration of a giant eyeball emerging from a planet.

The Intelligent Vegetable Martians are Coming! Analyzing Historical Newspapers to Practice Information Literacy Skills

Posted by: Michael Apfeldorf

Soviet Union Country Study: Is This a Primary Source?

Posted by: Colleen Smith

Cover page of sheet music titled "We're On Our To France" and featuring the image of soldier holding a banner with the words "Yip-Yip-Yahphank" on it.

Americanization Through Song: WWI-Era Songs by Irving Berlin

Posted by: Michael Apfeldorf

Headline of a news article from 1960 that reads, Bitter Cold War Born in Potsdam

Cold War Newspapers: Primary Sources and Perspective Taking

Posted by: Colleen Smith

Screen shot of opening credits to Duck and Cover film

Cold War Era Films: Analyzing Tools of Persuasion by Observing, Reflecting, and Questioning

Posted by: Colleen Smith

Newspaper article. Headline reads Iron Curtain Threat

The Cold War: A New Primary Source Set for Teachers

Posted by: Cheryl Lederle

Poster shows a microscope, a book, and an eye, with the words "Keeping Up with Science."

Learn Why We Love Primary Source Analysis in STEM Classrooms: Join us at NSTA’s Spring 2025 Conference

Posted by: Michael Apfeldorf

Black and white photograph of four young men, one black and three white, standing together and smiling,

Slow Down and Shift Perspective

Posted by: Colleen Smith

A drawing of a torch-bearing female labeled "Votes for Women", symbolizing the awakening of the nation's women to the desire for suffrage, striding across the western states, where women already had the right to vote, toward the east where women are reaching out to her.

Teaching Resources for Women’s History Month

Posted by: Colleen Smith